Any former WJ owners want to compare to their JTs? (build quality, noise, handling, long-term ownership, etc.)

[AustinLonghorn]

Its not the knob. Its the stalk. The WJ is pull for high. Pull again for low. Light pull to flash. My JT is push forward and pull backward. Horrible!

Ahhhh, the high beams, hadn't thought about that. I think most new cars are the push/pull for high beams?

my biggest grip is the Manual 6spd ridiculous start button behavior. If you stall a manual you better made sure the clutch is fully depressed before trying to restart or your going to be punching the start button a bunch even after depressing the clutch.
Really the manual should have a rotary start switch and if held in start should crank if you push down clutch. As it is stalling can mean taking 10 seconds to restart if you mess up the first try.

The manual transmission versus holding the start button thing is a little unusual, but I suspect it might be for resilience down the road? ie: you fully control starter engagement the same as with a traditional key switch, instead of letting the PCM decide, as is the case with the automatic-equipped Pentastar JL/JT.

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[seven30]

Ahhhh, the high beams, hadn't thought about that. I think most new cars are the push/pull for high beams?



The manual transmission versus holding the start button thing is a little unusual, but I suspect it might be for resilience down the road? ie: you fully control starter engagement the same as with a traditional key switch, instead of letting the PCM decide, as is the case with the automatic-equipped Pentastar JL/JT.

Its probably some misguided attempt to dummy proof starting but the end result is a very dangerous scenario that seriously complicates restarting after a stall. Its a problem if you stall in the path of oncoming traffic!